Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA)

County population in 2016: 821,725 (97% urban, 3% rural); it was 750,097 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 165,021County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 59,980County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 210,237Renter-occupied apartments: 82,749 (it was 75,861 in 2000)

% of renters here:

27%

State:

30%

Land area: 483 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1701 people per square mile (very high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Montgomery County: 104.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $307,500 (it was $158,900 in 2000)

Montgomery:

$307,500

Pennsylvania:

$174,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,000 - $436,500

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $404,228

Here:

$404,228

State:

$238,147

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,186

Here:

$244,186

State:

$174,860

In 2-unit structures: $226,461

Here:

$226,461

State:

$160,838

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $244,264

Here:

$244,264

State:

$215,517

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $245,692

Here:

$245,692

State:

$261,606

Mobile homes: $106,050

Here:

$106,050

State:

$63,841

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $102,199

Here:

$102,199

State:

$105,994

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,953Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $753

Institutionalized population: 13,115

Health of residents in Montgomery County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average.79.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.44.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.84.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.78.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is less than average.17.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

(4.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.8% for Black residents, 19.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.6% for American Indian residents, 23.3% for other race residents, 11.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 41.4 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 42.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.8 years old, Black residents: 37.2 years old, American Indian residents: 37.6 years old, Asian residents: 36.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.0 years old, Other race residents: 27.3 years old)

Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $742 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.

Agriculture in Montgomery County:

Average size of farms: 66 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48,608Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $993.75The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.30%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.54%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45,780Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.73%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.71%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50,921The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.91%Average age of principal farm operators: 57 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.77Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.10%Corn for grain: 5578 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 1609 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 2890 harvested acresVegetables: 1,041 harvested acresLand in orchards: 254 acres

Earthquake activity:

Montgomery County-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (7,115)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (6,595)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,528)

Unspecified dementia (4,992)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (4,378)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (4,140)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (3,712)

Congestive heart failure (3,068)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (2,676)

Pneumonia, unspecified (2,397)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.16Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,081Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 288Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,178

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,223Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 946Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 83Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 22Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 3,519

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 23.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 13.3

Other - 10.1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.8. This is less than state average.

86.1% of residents of Montgomery speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

89% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.